If you are a black, you may want to stay out of Pennsylvania. A new study finds that Pennsylvania once again leads all other states in the rate of Black homicides. Analyzing FBI data, the nonprofit Violence Policy Center, a gun-control advocacy group, found that there were nearly 37 homicides per 100,000 Black residents in 2006. Running a close second and third were Michigan and Indiana.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Leading State for Black Homicides
If you are a black, you may want to stay out of Pennsylvania. A new study finds that Pennsylvania once again leads all other states in the rate of Black homicides. Analyzing FBI data, the nonprofit Violence Policy Center, a gun-control advocacy group, found that there were nearly 37 homicides per 100,000 Black residents in 2006. Running a close second and third were Michigan and Indiana.
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